India's Most Admired Law Firms-2022

employment and labour, banking and finance, IT,
e-commerce, and emerging technology practices. Our
clients include large and medium Indian and foreign
businesses, multinational corporations, and Fortune 500
companies. The firm advises ministries, government
authorities, and public sector undertakings.
KSK has also forged close ties with foreign law firms. This
has been especially useful since we now act for several
Indian majors across the globe, whether it is in terms of
cross-border M&A or setting up a presence to undertake
business.
What inspired you to venture into the legal space?
I hail from a modest middle-class background, where 'Law'
was a known word and profession, but no one ventured into
it previously in my family. After I completed my 12th, I
qualified for Engineering and Medical, and it was around
the time I was deciding what to choose that a third option
knocked on my door. I heard about an admission opening at
ULC, and my mind went right into it.
The next thing I knew, I gave up on my engineering and
medical seats and decided to go with Law instead. The
choice was simple after it, as I was curious to know and
read more about the laws and become a lawyer. It happened
pretty suddenly. However, this has to be one of the best
decisions I took, as that is where I met my best friend and a
confidant, who is now also my co-Partner in the firm.
In law school, I was an active mooter; I took part in various
model parliaments and was studious academically.
Whenever I read or came across something new in the legal
space, I would find myself even more immersed in the
profession.
What drove me deeper into it was when I shifted my base to
Delhi from Bengaluru in the initial days of my career. I had
the privilege of working and being trained under stalwarts
like Amitabh Sen, Rohit Kocchar, Tarvinder Singh, Manju
Chawla, and Partha Mukherjee, among others. This helped
me build myself, create my space, and practice in the legal
space.
What challenges have you faced while entering the legal
space, and what are the challenges now?
For a Lawyer, a network is his net worth! In 2005, even
though the internet had marked an entry into our lives, its
accessibility was still scanty. Hence ruling out the
possibility of networking with legal professionals and
professionals from other domains. Whatever was available
was right in front of us, offline, at offices and organizations.
Back then, one major challenge was to build a network and
have connections, and that too, as a first-generation lawyer.
Exposure was lesser and limited, and this certainly did pose
a challenge for someone who wanted to contribute to the
legal ecosystem through his law firm.
Challenges, I believe, are integral to growth, and I was no
different. While networking and making connections
remained challenging for a long time, another challenge
was to flair and create a space for me in a new place and
learn new things from scratch because we certainly did not
have YouTube or Google to know how things functioned.
Many things had to be done manually, even updating my
knowledge bank via trusted books, journals, and reports that
recurred every month or quarterly with
updates/amendments/new judgments. Building a book of
records at the onset of my career got a little challenging too,
but then again, the absence of many things prepared us to
get stronger in the profession.
While we lacked the technology to help us navigate the
profession back then, the present generation can do so
easily. It is a blessing for them and us, too, now that we
have it a little easier on the technological front.
In the early 2000s, even though Law as a profession was a
choice for many, there was not so much of an influx in the
number of law graduates as it is now. The competition that
is there today can be a challenge for law enthusiasts.
Kindly brief us about the various specialized legal
offerings, solutions, or services you provide to your
clientele.
We have established teams to ensure our services meet the
most exact standards in every practice area. Our Key
Practices include Corporate M&A, Private Equity and
Venture Capital, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, Dispute
Resolution (Arbitration & Litigation), Insolvency,
Regulatory, and Labour and Employment matters.
The Firm also has dedicated practices surrounding Capital
Markets, Competition, Antitrust, Environmental, Food,
Information Technology, Infrastructure and Project Finance,
IPR, Investment, Legal Metrology, Litigation, Media Law,
and Tax.
Our industry focus encompasses diversified industries,
blockchain and cryptos, e-commerce, defence, fintech,
healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, power and energy, telecom,
media and telecommunications, transport and logistics,
trusts, charities, and not-for-profit and white-collar crime.
We also provide legal, structural, regulatory, and
compliance-related services guiding start-ups through all
stages of their growth, assistance in incorporation,
structuring, funding, and registration of Intellectual
Property, among many others.
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